Trump fills out his key public health roles
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his picks for critical remaining public health roles in his incoming administration.
What are Trump's plans for public health?
As the dust settles on Donald Trump's electoral victory, many experts are concerned about how a second Trump term will affect existing policy, and public health could encompass some of the most pressing issues.
What a Trump RFK Jr. nomination means for U.S. health agencies
If RFK Jr.'s nomination is approved, he would be in charge of agencies tasked with things from medical research to public health.
What could Trump mean for the business of health? Scenarios for an RFK Jr. HHS
When Trump and his transition team first started to talk up RFK Jr. as someone who was smart on health, there was a tendency for investors in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to downplay Kennedy’s role.
Trump’s RFK Jr. nomination raises the stakes for media reporting on health
President-elect Donald Trumps controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as United States health secretary presents new challenges for how media will report on health matters. Kennedy is an anti-vaccine activist
Vaccine expert Paul Offit is ‘shocked’ by RFK Jr.’s nomination to oversee US health
Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said he was “shocked” by President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of anti-vaccine activist and former presiden
From vaccines to fluoride: How could RFK Jr. reshape American public health?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been picked by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has been critical of processed food, vaccines, and fluoride in water. What impact could he have on the nation’s health?
CDC director looks to future of public health with worry
With two months to go before the end of the Biden administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Mandy ...
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Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks early to stop them fast
A big bump in patients showing up to a city’s hospital emergency rooms. These are the kinds of events that public health ...
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Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
He called it "public health malpractice" despite widespread consensus among public health experts that fluoridation ...
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Public health advocates rail against Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. for cabinet post
Kennedy has advocated for removing fluoride from public drinking water supplies, considered by health experts as one of ...
Column: Trump's appointment of anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. to his Cabinet has scientists fearing a catastrophe for public health
Putting enemies of science in charge of science policy is a formula for mass injury and death, history reminds us.
RFK Jr.’s nomination to lead HHS is a direct threat to public health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may present himself as a champion of public health, but his track record reveals a starkly different ...
Public Health Experts Alarmed at Trump’s Pick of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS
One compares Kennedy being considered to “having somebody who doesn’t believe in gravity being the head of NASA.” ...
Study explores public health themes in print and website versions of legacy media
A recent study by Assistant Professor Ann Gaba and MPH student Richard Bennett described the development of a data set for ...
Former Harris County Public Health chief Barbie Robinson charged with misuse of official information
Barbie Robinson allegedly shared private information with IBM officials while crafting the proposal for a county contract ...
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When It Comes to Public Health, We Need to Tap Into People, Not Pundits
The future of our health under Trump is going to be bleak. But the solution lies in our communities, not individual ...